Do you service commercial fleets?

Yes. Fleet and commercial work is our core, including trailers, box trucks, delivery fleets and construction equipment, with scheduled service and blowout repair.

Which tire brands do you carry?

All major brands, including Goodyear, Cooper, BFGoodrich, Firestone, Michelin, Bridgestone, Toyo, Continental, Pirelli, Hankook, Falken and Uniroyal.

Tire service for King Lakes, Texas

Empire Tire fits new tires, repairs flats, services Tire Pressure Monitoring System sensors and handles rotation and balancing for King Lakes in Katy, Texas. Every tire is mounted and balanced on the machine, and you get the tread depth on all four before anything gets sold.

Katy straddles Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties around Interstate 10 and the Grand Parkway, and that stretch of I-10 is one of the least appealing places in the Houston area to find out a tire was low. Pressure and tread get checked before that happens, not after.

Tire trouble in King Lakes, and what happens next

Two of them are down to the wear bars. We measure all four in 32nds, tell you which clear the Texas inspection minimum and which are close to it, and fit only what actually needs fitting. You get the numbers and you decide.
The spare has never been down from under the truck. A spare with no air in it is not a spare. We check its pressure, read the date moulded into its sidewall and make sure the jack and the tools are actually there.
The trailer has been parked since last season. Trailer tires age out on a date long before they wear out, and that date is moulded into the sidewall. We check every position, the pressures and the codes, before it gets loaded.
You want a different look without wrecking the ride. Give us the size off the sidewall and we work out what else fits that wheel, what it does to the speedometer and what it does to the ride. The size reader below does the first half in a second.
It is running on the little spare and you are still driving it. A compact spare is a get-home tire, not a tire. Bring it in and we handle it: we repair the original if it can be repaired, replace it if it cannot, and put every wheel back in its right position.
The pressures read different every time you check them. Air moves about one pound for every ten degrees the temperature swings, and a Texas summer swings hard. We set them cold to the door placard and look for the slow leak underneath the swing.
The work vans leave Katy every morning and nobody tracks the tires. We check every position on every unit, write down the depths and pressures and tell you which ones are close, before a driver is sitting on the shoulder with a load on.
It is soft every morning and fine by lunch. That is a slow leak, and it is almost always a nail or a screw you cannot see from the outside. We pull the wheel, find the leak in the water, patch it from the inside and rebalance before it goes back on.

What we put on the vehicle in King Lakes

All season, for the daily run. What most cars and crossovers around Katy are running: quiet, long wearing and predictable when it comes down hard on Interstate 10.
All terrain, truck and SUV. A chunkier tread for pickups that spend part of the week off the pavement, on caliche or on a site road, and the rest of it on the highway.
Light truck, load range E. For towing and hauling. The number that matters is the load rating on the sidewall, not the size, and we match it to what the vehicle actually pulls.
Trailer tires (ST). Trailer tires are built to a different standard than car tires and they age out on a date. Boat, utility, equipment and travel trailers.
Commercial van and box truck. Higher load ratings and stiffer sidewalls for the vans and box trucks that leave Katy loaded every morning.
Performance and low profile. Wider sections and shorter sidewalls, where the balance has to be exact because you feel every gram in the wheel.
Run flat replacement. If the vehicle came on run flats we fit run flats. If you would rather go back to a conventional tire, we tell you plainly what changes and what you need to carry.

Brands fitted in King Lakes: Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental, Firestone, Pirelli, BFGoodrich, Cooper, Toyo, Hankook, Falken, Uniroyal. See every brand.

What we do in King Lakes

Tire and Flat Repair. Fast, safe plug and patch repairs in the shop so a nail does not cost you a whole day.
New Tire Sales. Every major brand, matched to your exact vehicle and fitted here at a fair price.
TPMS Service. TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System) sensor checks and resets so that dashboard light finally goes off.
Fleet Tire Management. One partner for your whole fleet, from light trucks to trailers, with scheduled service on schedule.
Rotation and Balancing. Rotation and wheel balancing for commercial and industrial vehicles to stretch tire life and fuel.
Preventative and DOT Support. Scheduled inspections and DOT (Department of Transportation) compliance support that keep your trucks legal and safe.

King Lakes at a glance

Area: Katy, Texas
County: Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties
Main routes nearby: Interstate 10, Grand Parkway, Fry Road, Mason Road
ZIP codes in this area: 77449, 77450, 77493, 77494

King Lakes questions, answered

Do you cover King Lakes?

Yes. King Lakes is in Katy, Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties, about 23 miles from us. Same tires, same machines and same work as any other Katy address.

What tire sizes do you fit around King Lakes?

Passenger, SUV, light truck and trailer sizes. If you are not sure what you are on, the size is moulded into the sidewall in the form 225/65R17, and the size reader further up this screen decodes it for you.

Which tire brands can I get in King Lakes?

Goodyear, Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental, Firestone, Pirelli, BFGoodrich, Cooper, Toyo, Hankook, Falken, Uniroyal. Tell us the brand you want and the size on the sidewall and we work out what fits the vehicle.

My tire light is on. Can you sort that in King Lakes?

Yes. That light is the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS), the sensors that report each tire's pressure to the dash. It is either a genuinely low tire or a sensor whose battery has run out. We read all four, fix whichever it is, and reset the system so it stays off.

Do you do fleet tires around King Lakes?

Yes. Vans, box trucks, work pickups, utility and equipment trailers running out of Katy. Every position gets checked, the depths and pressures get written down, and you get told which units are close before a driver is stuck with a load on.

How do I know if my tires will pass a Texas inspection?

Texas requires at least 2/32 of an inch of tread, and it is measured at the worst point on the tire, not the average across it. We measure all four and tell you exactly where each one stands before you go and spend the money on the inspection.

Which roads do you work off for King Lakes?

King Lakes sits off Interstate 10, Grand Parkway, Fry Road, Mason Road, in Harris, Fort Bend and Waller counties. It is about 23 miles from us, which is a short run for a set of tires or a repair.

What ZIP codes do you cover near King Lakes?

77449, 77450, 77493, 77494 cover Katy, and King Lakes sits inside that. If your ZIP is not one of those, say where you are and we will tell you straight away.

Neighborhoods we also cover near King Lakes

Empire Tire tire service covers Magnolia, Tomball, Cypress, Katy, Spring, Hockley, Waller and Northwest Houston, Texas. Request tires, browse every service, see every area we cover, or read all 225 answers in the answer library.